Mystery lingers if some Michigan Democratic convention votes counted
Lansing — Ten Michigan Democrats said initial records from the party's April 19 convention inaccurately reflected what they thought their votes were, raising new questions about the system used to nominate candidates for attorney general and secretary of state.
The interviews in recent days came as the state Democratic Party audits the convention's results and as some Democrats advocate for eliminating the process that allowed key nominations to be made at meetings organized by the parties, instead of a traditional and more accessible primary election.
The Detroit News obtained an array of internal records from the Democratic convention, including an unofficial list of how every attendee voted and a list of how their ballots were handled. The News documented 10 instances where the initial tracking of how people voted didn't match how the individuals said they voted.
In addition, multiple Democrats said they intended to vote at the convention but couldn't because the event lasted three hours longer than expected. Candidates have already contended that more than 200 people cast votes from outside the convention hall when, according to party rules, they were supposed to be there in person to participate.
https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2026/05/19/michigan-democratic-party-state-convention-voting-irregularities-attorney-general-secretary-of-state/90078453007/